Adriatic Cruise

From Bologna we caught the train to Ancona. We had a lovely meal in the restaurant across the road from the station. They had a set menu "tourist menu" which was actually very nice. I had a lovely seafood pasta. Mel had a simple tomato pasta... but very tasty. Second courses were lovely too...including a very nice piece of pork.

From there it was down to the ferry port. We had hoped to get a cabin. Certainly that was going to cost a bit more but the alternative was "airline" seats. We had decided to spend the extra money after having tolerated the night train to Nice. Unfortunately, they were all booked. The airline seats were fine and it was a very some crossing. We got about 6 hours sleep each.

Arriving in Split, Croatia, was amazing. A perfect morning and a beautiful town. Look it up on the Internet! We`ll show you pictures when we can but it is beautiful. As is the rest of Croatia.

I`m writing this from the town of Korcula, further south, towards Dubrovnik. This has to be the pick of places so far. But everyone says that Dubrovnik is the "jewel in the crown". But I`m getting ahead of myself.

When we hoped off the boat we were accosted by people offering rooms. In Croatia it seems that a lot of accommodation is still in private houses. They all await the arrival of boats and offer rooms. A bit daunting for a start. I`m glad we had everything sorted. We found the hotel easily enough after having some breakfast looking out over the bay.

Luckily we were able to get into our room almost immediately. This meant we could freshen up as we were both feeling a bit yucky after the night on the boat. After that we went exploring. Getting rid of the packs meant we stopped being hassled for accommodation! Actually, they were all very polite and would leave you alone as soon as you said you didn`t need accommodation.

I`m running out of time in the Internet cafe again! After Split we caught the ferry to Hvar and stayed there for three days. Another beautiful spot. From Hvar we came to Korcula. Lots more to tell but it`ll have to wait...